Hasselblad C
Lenses
Price & Information
Guide
Prices are the
approximate amount one should expect to pay for a
Hassy lens in excellent, but used, condition (
keh's "EXC" ). Glass and body should be
clean and without scratches or cleaning marks.
Hoods, boxes, caps and finer condition will all
add to price. Hassy lenses can and do vary widely
in price depending on exact condition, serial #
and pedigree. Pricing was gathered from sales on
ebay, keh.com, kohs.com, photo.net, apug.org, and
other camera dealers including highly rated
technician David Odess.. Prices are biased
towards ebay auctions and keh.com. Only the most
common models listed.
"C" Lenses
are single coated Carl Zeiss lenses with 1/500 to
1 sec Synchro-Compur shutters. Chrome finished
lenses were produced from the 1957 to the early
1970's. The switch to black finish lenses starts
about 1972.
"C" T* Optically
& mechinically identical to the "C"
lenses however, the lenses now feature the famous
T* Mutlicoated surfaces. A red lettered T* is
printed on the lens. Most users feel resolution
results are similiar to "C" versions,
but flare is much better controlled with T*
coatings. Some Chrome finished lenses feature
"T*" coatings, but otherwise all are
black finished lenses.
"CF" Similiar
to the C T* lenses, but shutter change to
Prontor, and other improvements including
handling/design changes. Lenses do not have self
timers. FLE versions exist ( floating lens
element ) for 40mm and 50mm.
"CFE" Basically
CF lenses with an electronic databus connection
with the Hassy 200 series cameras and the lens
improvements listed unnder the CFI version.
"CFI" Basically
CF lenses that are "I"mproved. Flare
reduction improvements, design, shutter and other
small improvements that were to "increase
image quality, reliability and convenience."
"CB" Budget
version lenses. Only 60, 80, and 160 lenses made.
80mm lens had one less element than the CF and
less performance.
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